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"The Following" on Sky Atlantic
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Shown in the UK only a day after its US premiere
http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/12/sky-atlantic-sets-uk-premiere-date-for-the-following/
http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/12/sky-atlantic-sets-uk-premiere-date-for-the-following/
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(Obviously I know it's very different as a whole..)
Red John has 'followers' as well, so it does seem that they've nicked the idea to an extent. I'm quite prepared to be surprised though.
Every serial killer featured in every US crime drama has turned out to have a follower at some point so it's not as if The Mentalist first thought of the idea
If there are any breaks at all they certainly won't be "numerous." The networks' late September to late May "season" is already half over and The Following has 15 episodes to get through. From January 21, when the show starts, there are only 18 Mondays remaining in the season.
Should be good....
Fingers crossed then.
and they all crib from real life cases like Manson. Mentalist can't claim to be original.
I hope this show has some direction and some good characters.
Plus it's on FOX, so does this have a chance of a second season? It could be cancelled before the first ad break on Monday night.
I thought The Following was only ten episodes and the Fox boss wanted it to run unbroken like a cable show.
There have been several jokes in Psych about The Mentalist being a rip-off of them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qf8M57we1I
15 episodes is what I have read in a few different places over time.
It contains a few minor spoilers bit is a good intro to the show and the thinking behind it from the producers.
It's Kevin Williamson that should be interest enough, it apparently is quite violent but of course not to cable standards.
PJ